The transformation of the area of tarmac and dark empty undercrofts brings fifteen two bedroom flats and two five bedroom family houses to the empty ground level of existing first floor flats. They all now have better insulation, level access and a more attractive safer busy mews to look out on. The proportion of the houses offered for sale, to assist with funding the social housing, have all been snapped up.
Vulcan Way before the development |
Vulcan Way following the development |
These schemes on marginal land not only provide new housing on sites previously 'unseen' and not regarded as potential development sites, but are also an opportunity to design out anonymous areas that attract anti-social behaviour. This results in the neighbourhood being happy to welcome new dwellings and more activity.
From barren car park.... |
... to new attractive and safer Mews. |